Friendly League

Redbull Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silvinho Pinheiro kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, AMÉRICA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ejvind Haversen came free, but Oséas Trancoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nils Helström lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Nils Helström kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Edmundo Rosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AMÉRICA F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Rosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 10 minutes into the match, AMÉRICA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alberto Bezerra came free, but Oséas Trancoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oséas Trancoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, AMÉRICA F.C.'s goalkeeper Oséas Trancoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ejvind Haversen. In the 15th minute Douglas Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Lundgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Carlos Alberto Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oséas Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alphan Alpaslan hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. David Lundgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Berger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th match minute, AMÉRICA F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Camargo to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ejvind Haversen got free with Oséas Trancoso in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Setara in the 25th minute of play forced Redbull Sala's goalkeeper David Lundgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Alphan Alpaslan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, AMÉRICA F.C.'s Edmundo Rosa got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute Redbull Sala were awarded a corner. Thomas Falkrantz went to the cornerflag to take it. AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Bezerra in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Bezerra in the 34th minute of play forced AMÉRICA F.C.'s goalkeeper Oséas Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Lundgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. David Lundgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvinho Pinheiro in the 37th minute of the match. Alphan Alpaslan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 48th playminute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Alberto Bezerra was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Redbull Sala's goalkeeper David Lundgren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Douglas Berger. David Lundgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Berger in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Setara in the 63rd minute of play forced Redbull Sala's goalkeeper David Lundgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute of the match, Moisés Camargo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but David Lundgren saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Redbull Sala's Thomas Falkrantz got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Bezerra in the 68th minute of play. After 72 played minutes AMÉRICA F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Dieguinho Correia. AMÉRICA F.C.'s Oséas Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Bezerra in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ejvind Haversen in the 82nd minute of play forced AMÉRICA F.C.'s goalkeeper Oséas Trancoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ejvind Haversen's late challenge caught a AMÉRICA F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ejvind Haversen helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AMÉRICA F.C. booed when Redbull Sala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ejvind Haversen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Douglas Berger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but David Lundgren made a huge save. Redbull Sala's David Lundgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Setara in the 88th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Leonard Setara notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Redbull Sala's David Lundgren. David Lundgren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91st minute Ejvind Haversen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oséas Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvinho Pinheiro got free with David Lundgren in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ejvind Haversen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oséas Trancoso having to make a save. Redbull Sala were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AMÉRICA F.C. for a fine match.